[MineralMan]

"Yeah, and if my "Bible" says 2+2=3 that don't make it so."

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Well, it doesn't say that, but it does say that pi is 3. Not a very precise approximation of that irrational number. The Bible isn't a science text, it seems.

[jwalsh07]

Well, it doesn't say that, but it does say that pi is 3.

Pi can be a rational number but that's neither here nor there. The Bible never claims Pi=3. It simply gives some measures of a big ole vessel.

[ohioWfan]

The Bible isn't a science text, it seems.

Ah yes, MM, but "science" does not equal "truth."

The Bible is truth, and science is only man's finite (and often failed) attempt to discover one small aspect of it.

[tabsternager]

"The Bible isn't a science text, it seems."

Precisely. Nor was it intended to be. And those who try to read it as one (i.e. deducing that the universe must be only 6,000 years old) will end up feeling very foolish indeed.

The Bible was written for us to know God and have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, period.

Years ago, as you know, people thought that earth was flat because they thought the Bible made it clear. Of course they were wrong and ended up looking very foolish. I believe it will be the same story for these "young earth" believers today who try to make the Bible into a science book.

[attiladhun2]

The verse you mention does not refer to pi (3.14), but only to the circumference of a bronze laver, which may not have been an exact circle.